Lifestyle: Money

Inflation investing

Gas, gold, food, fuel: Up, up, up, and up. Inflation is already showing up in key commodities, and many economists think more is on the way.


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Survival guide for credit card customers
Wed 14 May 2008

The Federal Reserve is planning to crack down on credit card practices it views as consumer abuse.

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Tips for taming rising grocery prices
Wed  7 May 2008

Gasoline isn't the only painfully expensive necessity of life. Prices are rising sharply on eggs, rice, poultry, milk and bread -- all of the dietary staples.

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Rebalance your portfolio
Wed 30 Apr 2008

Call it rebalancing, or call it contrarian investing. Smart investors know they should trim back some winners and buy some losers now and again.

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Learning financial literacy
Wed 23 Apr 2008

The financial services companies would like you to know that April is Financial Literacy Month. What are you reading?

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Teaching kids about money
Wed 16 Apr 2008

The vast majority of parents say they are good financial role models for their children ... but they may be kidding themselves. A new survey from Charles

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Recession-proofing retirement
Wed  9 Apr 2008

There are about four billion retirement calculators out there, and they all agree on one thing: It's bad when you have to retire into a recession.

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